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ADayintheLifeoftheHudsonRiverFishID
ThissheetshowsdisKncKvefeaturesofthesesimilar
lookingfishes:spo$ailshiner,silversides,bayanchovy,
young-of-the-year[YOY]herring/Americanshad,and-on
thereverseside–threespeciesofkillifish.
Spo$ailShiner(freshwater):
Darkspotatbase
ofcaudalfin
Twodorsalfins
Silversides(freshand
(frontoneoDen
saltwaterspecies):
foldeddown,hardto
see–lookcarefully)
Brightsilverstripe
alonglateralline
BayAnchovy(foundthroughoutestuary):
Singledorsalfin
Elongatedanalfin
Jawextendspastitseye
YOYHerring/Americanshad(mainlyfreshandbrackishwater):
Bellyhasknife-like
edge(notrounded)
StripedKillifish(saltandbrackishwater):
Malewithdark
verKcalstripeson
headandbody
Femalewithdark
horizontallines
Tailfinofboth
sexeshasmore
angularcorners
BandedKillifish(freshandbrackishwater):
14-20verKcalstripes
(darkonfemale;
silveryonmale)
Tailfinhasslightly
roundedcorners
Mummichog(foundthroughoutestuary):
10-18verKcalstripes
(darkonfemale;
silveryonmale)
Tailfinhas
roundedcorners
“Plump”–bodydeepinrelaKontoitslength
DayIntheLifeoftheHudsonFishID
ThissheetshowsdisDncDvefeaturesofthesesimilar
lookingfishes:young-of-the-year[YOY]stripedbass
andwhiteperch,and-onthereverseside–
largemouthbass,smallmouthbassandyellowperch.
WhitePerch(foundthroughoutestuary):
Lacksstripes
andhastwo
slightlyjoined
dorsalfins
Backmorehumped
StripedBass(foundthroughoutestuary):
Twoseparatedorsalfins
Darkstripes
runninghead
totail(o;enhard
toseeonYOY)
Backlesshumped
LargemouthBass(freshwater):
Greenincolorwith
adarkhorizontal
bandfromhead
totail
Jawextendstorearoftheeye
SmallmouthBass(freshwater):
Brownishorbronze
withverDcalbars
alongitsbody
Jawextendstomidpointoftheeye
YellowPerch(freshwater):
Yellowsidesmarked
withverDcalolive
greenbars
Reddishorangepelvic
fins